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'''Sema JayHawk''' (born February 27, 1986), better known as '''SemJay''', is an [[Pit Bull|American Pit Bull Terrier]]/[[Siberian Husky]] [[hybrid|mix]] originally from the [[Wikipedia:Chicagoland_area|Chicagoland area]], now living in [[Wikipedia:Tempe, Arizona|Tempe, Arizona]] with her boyfriend [[Taren Nauxen]]. Sema is a [[Wikipedia:Veterinary technician|veterinary technician]] and has worked in various animal hospitals since she was 15 years old. She considers the [[dog]] her [[Totem|totem animal]]. She is also a [[cartoonist]]; her artwork can be found on her website, [http://www.oldstinkydog.com Old Stinky Dog Productions], [[TLKFAA]], and [[Fur Affinity]]. She is also an avid [[fursuiter]] and has created several fursuits with her boyfriend. She is also the moderator of the [[LiveJournal]] communities [[conFURvatives]] and K9furs.<br />
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Sema currently has two dogs, Annee (a 3-year-old female [[Wikipedia: Cardigan_Welsh _Corgi|Cardigan Corgi]]), and Qoppa (a 1-year-old female [[Pit Bull|American Pit Bull Terrier]]). Annee is Sema's [[Wikipedia:Psychiatric_service_dog|Emotional Support Service Dog]] and has been known to attend furry events along with Sema. Sema strongly opposes [[Wikipedia:Breed-specific legislation|Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)]] and has a soft spot for "bully breeds", to the extent of demonstrating at conventions by holding up signs or wearing a muzzle to protest BSL.<br />
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[[Image:Helivesinme.jpg|left|thumb|150px|"He Lives in Me" - Artwork by Sema JayHawk]]<br />
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== Involvment with the Lake Area Furry Friends (LAFF) ==<br />
Before she moved to Arizona, Sema was an active member of the [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] (LAFF). She created and runs their group on [[Second Life]] where she is known as ''Semwoofer Paz''. She is also the creator of [[SliderCon]], a monthly trip to a local [http://www.whitecastle.com/ White Castle] (now run by her good friend, [[Blazger]]). In 2006, Sema helped run the 2006/07 [[LAFF New Years Eve]] Party in Gurnee, IL.<br />
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== AZFur ==<br />
Since moving to Arizona, Sema has made a gallant effort to get the Phoenix area Furries together. In September of 2007 she was able to get around 30 of them to attend a bowling/dinner meet and plans on many more events in the near future. <br />
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== Conventions ==<br />
As soon as she graduated high school, Sema started attending as many [[convention]]s as she could, including [[Midwest Furfest]] (in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) and [[Anthrocon]] (in 2005, 2006, 2007). At [[Midwest FurFest 2006]], Sema, along with [[Dronon]], ran the "Whose Lion is it Anyway" panel, based on the improv comedy TV shows [[Wikipedia:whose_line|"Whose Line is it Anyway?"]]. Due to popular demand, the panel was held again at [[MFF 07]] and was bigger than last year, but since Dronon was unable to make it, [[Alkali]] was Sema's co-host. She also helped host a few fursuit construction panels and has participated in the [[Furry Variety Show]]. She plans to attend [[Midwest FurFest 2008|MFF 2008]], [[Further Confusion 2008|FC 2008]], [[Anthrocon 2008|AC 2008]] as well as [[Phoenix Furness|Phoenix Furness 2009]].<br />
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== The Many Faces of Sema JayHawk ==<br />
[[Image:Fursonabar.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Fursuit]]s and drawings of Sema's Fursonas (Artwork by Sema JayHawk)]]<br />
*'''SemJay''', the [[Pit Bull]]/[[Husky]] mix, is the [[fursona]] Sema associates herself with the most. The Pit Bull and the Husky represent different aspects of her dog totem. SemJay is short for Sema JayHawk - the JayHawk being Sema's middle school mascot. The brown marking on her left side is often mistaken for a star but it is infact a jet-shape. Sema's middle school mascot was the Jets before it was changed to the JayHawks, and since Sema was in middle school when SemJay was created, she decided to incorporate both mascots into her fursona. Fursuit head by [[Lacy]]<br />
*'''Outlander Sema''' is a vengeful [[lioness]] who Sema now looks to as an "anti-totem". This lioness was Sema's fursona during high school and she is also the main character of the fan fiction "[[Never Trust a Pridelander]]". Sema, meaning "Narrate" or "Story Teller" in [[Swahili]], was first sighted in 1998 on [[The Lion King Fan-Art Archive]] and the site's original forums. In 2003, Sema JayHawk drifted away from the [[TLK]] online fan-base and on to more [[canine]] things. It was at that time that SemJay replaced Sema as their creator's main fursona. Fursuit head by [[White Wolf]]<br />
*'''Horatio Shields''' is Sema's third fursona. He is a [[homosexual]] [[male]] American [[Pit Bull]] Terrier/[[Wikipedia:American Staffordshire Terrier|American Staffordshire Terrier]]. He is known for his constantly [[yiffy]] nature and loving personality. Correct to popular belief - Horatio is named after [[Wikipedia:Horatio_%28character%29|Horatio]] in [[Wikipedia:William_Shakespeare|William Shakesphere]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Hamlet|Hamlet]]'' The reason for this was because Sema wanted to create a pit bull character who was a loyal friend instead of the stereotypical tough guy. Shakesphere's Horatio character is a loyal friend to Hamlet and even offers to drink poison when Hamlet is dying at the end of the play. Hamlet tells him not to drink the poison, but instead - make sure everything is put right in [[Wikipedia:Denmark|Denmark]] and to tell everyone the true story of what happened that day. That is just what Horatio the Pit Bull was created for - to tell the true story about how Pit Bulls really are. Horatio's last name, Shields, also means "Loyal Protector". Fursuit head by [[MixedCandy]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://www.oldstinkydog.com/ Old Stinky Dog Productions] - Sema's artwork & [[commission]]s<br />
* ''[http://semjay.livejournal.com/ "It Means Story Teller..."]'' - Sema's LiveJournal<br />
*[http://www.rotterdamtechno.com Rotterdam Techno] - Sema and Taren's [[fursuiting]] site, with [[commission]] info and examples of their work<br />
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/semjay/ SemJay] on Fur Affinity - currently the largest collection of Sema's art on the web<br />
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I see rather a lot of bullet-points. My understanding is that article text should be complete prose sentences in articles, in standard paragraph form. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 06:48, 14 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Reason for protection ==<br />
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This article is being subject to a bit of an edit war, so it has been anon-locked for the time being. [[User:Simba B|Simba B]] 03:55, 14 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:I wouldn't exactly call two vandal edits and reversions made over two days an edit war. I'd recommend un-protecting the page and simply reverting any irrelevant links. -- [[User:JSharp|JaeSharp]] 04:08, 14 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:The edit war is between various people from Encylcopedia Dramatica and Kendricks Redtail who reverts their adding of a link to the Encyclopedia Dramatica biography on him. The odd thing is that most Wikifur biographies seem very happy to have links to the person's ED biography and sometimes they're even used in reference sections. Odder still is suddenly this article cannot have links to it's dramapedia bio. All the encyclopedia dramatica biographies are similar in offensiveness. [[User:Deafleas|Deafleas]] 04:15, 14 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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::Please cite a biographical entry on wikifur where encyclopedia dramatica is linked without exceptional note about the nature of its content or as a source of factual information as I can not find one. Personally I don't find ED to be a useful reference for verifiable facts about individuals -- especially in the case where such information is potentially defamatory. WikiFur, in general, has no problem with libelous information, assuming that we can provide evidence that we acted in good faith regarding investigation of the truth of said information for our defense (see [[Sibe]] for a good example). ED does not provide that level of proof and as we are not talking about ED directly, links to ED are irrelevant on this page and should be removed. -- [[User:JSharp|JaeSharp]] 04:31, 14 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:::"''The odd thing is that most Wikifur biographies seem very happy to have links to the person's ED biography''",... Whatever the case, the person's whose entry belongs to does not wish to have that link included, and whoever keeps reediting back in seems more interested in creating "Teh Drama" than offer valid alternate points of information.<br />
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:::Tl;dr version: Article's user does not want that ED link added to his entry [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] 05:41, 14 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:::: I thought people couldn't "own" articles o_O --[[User:SemaJayHawk|Sema JayHawk]] 02:23, 15 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:::You can check through here and see the links. http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Linksearch?title=Special%3ALinksearch&target=*.tinyurl.com&namespace= The tinyurl are either to the "fursuit database" or to ED. [[User:Deafleas|Deafleas]] 14:29, 14 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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::::Essentially, what Spirou said. In general links to ED articles are not encouraged, becuase they do not attempt to give an balanced or attributed individual point of view, but a collective work that is deliberately slanted towards the emphasis of drama. That is what that site is all about. Usually it is more appropriate to reference the actual sources, rather than link to ED's editorializing.<br />
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::::If there is a link to ED on a WikiFur article, then there had better be a good reason for it, and WikiFur's regular contributors should agree with that reason. If not, the subject may remove it if they wish, since by definition most ED articles contain personal information. The fact that some people have not done so (yet) does not mean that they or others cannot. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 21:27, 14 October 2007 (UTC)</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/Sema_JayHawkSema JayHawk2007-10-03T20:07:47Z<p>SemaJayHawk: a lot of things needed updating..</p>
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'''Sema JayHawk''' (born February 27, 1986), better known as '''SemJay''', is an [[Pit Bull|American Pit Bull Terrier]]/[[Siberian Husky]] [[hybrid|mix]] originally from the [[Wikipedia:Chicagoland_area|Chicagoland area]], now living in [[Wikipedia:Tempe, Arizona|Tempe, Arizona]] with her boyfriend [[Taren Nauxen]]. Sema is a [[Wikipedia:Veterinary technician|veterinary technician]] and has worked in various animal hospitals since she was 15 years old. She considers the [[dog]] her [[Totem|totem animal]]. She is also a [[cartoonist]]; her artwork can be found on her website, [http://www.oldstinkydog.com Old Stinky Dog Productions], [[TLKFAA]], and [[Fur Affinity]]. She is also an avid [[fursuiter]] and has created several fursuits with her boyfriend. She is also the moderator of the [[LiveJournal]] communities [[conFURvatives]] and K9furs.<br />
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Sema currently has two dogs, Annee (a 3-year-old female [[Wikipedia: Cardigan_Welsh _Corgi|Cardigan Corgi]]), and Qoppa (a 1-year-old female [[Pit Bull|American Pit Bull Terrier]]). Annee is Sema's [[Wikipedia:Psychiatric_service_dog|Emotional Support Service Dog]] and has been known to attend furry events along with Sema. Sema strongly opposes [[Wikipedia:Breed-specific legislation|Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)]] and has a soft spot for "bully breeds", to the extent of demonstrating at conventions by holding up signs or wearing a muzzle to protest BSL.<br />
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[[Image:Helivesinme.jpg|left|thumb|150px|"He Lives in Me" - Artwork by Sema JayHawk]]<br />
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== Involvment with the Lake Area Furry Friends (LAFF) ==<br />
Before she moved to Arizona, Sema was an active member of the [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] (LAFF). She created and runs their group on [[Second Life]] where she is known as ''Semwoofer Paz''. She is also the creator of [[SliderCon]], a monthly trip to a local [http://www.whitecastle.com/ White Castle] (now run by her good friend, [[Blazger]]). In 2006, Sema helped run the 2006/07 [[LAFF New Years Eve]] Party in Gurnee, IL.<br />
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== AZFur ==<br />
Since moving to Arizona, Sema has made a gallant effort to get the Phoenix area Furries together. In September of 2007 she was able to get around 30 of them to attend a bowling/dinner meet and plans on many more events in the near future. <br />
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== Conventions ==<br />
As soon as she graduated high school, Sema started attending as many [[convention]]s as she could, including [[Midwest Furfest]] (in 2004, 2005, 2006) and [[Anthrocon]] (in 2005, 2006, 2007). At [[Midwest FurFest 2006]], Sema, along with [[Dronon]], ran the "Whose Lion is it Anyway" panel, based on the improv comedy TV shows [[Wikipedia:whose_line|"Whose Line is it Anyway?"]]. Due to popular demend, the panel will be held again at [[MFF 07]], but since Dronon will be unable to make it, [[Alkali]] will be Sema's co-host. She also helped host a few fursuit construction panels and has participated in the [[Furry Variety Show]]. She plans to attend [[Midwest FurFest 2007|MFF 2007]], [[Further Confusion 2008|FC 2008]], [[Anthrocon 2008|AC 2008]] as well as [[Phoenix_Furness|Phoenix_Furness 2009]].<br />
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== The Many Faces of Sema JayHawk ==<br />
[[Image:Fursonabar.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Fursuit]]s and drawings of Sema's Fursonas (Artwork by Sema JayHawk)]]<br />
*'''SemJay''', the [[Pit Bull]]/[[Husky]] mix, is the [[fursona]] Sema associates herself with the most. The Pit Bull and the Husky represent different aspects of her dog totem. SemJay is short for Sema JayHawk - the JayHawk being Sema's middle school mascot. The brown marking on her left side is often mistaken for a star but it is infact a jet-shape. Sema's middle school mascot was the Jets before it was changed to the JayHawks, and since Sema was in middle school when SemJay was created, she decided to incorporate both mascots into her fursona. Fursuit head by [[Lacy]]<br />
*'''Outlander Sema''' is a vengeful [[lioness]] who Sema now looks to as an "anti-totem". This lioness was Sema's fursona during high school and she is also the main character of the fan fiction "[[Never Trust a Pridelander]]". Sema, meaning "Narrate" or "Story Teller" in [[Swahili]], was first sighted in 1998 on [[The Lion King Fan-Art Archive]] and the site's original forums. In 2003, Sema JayHawk drifted away from the [[TLK]] online fan-base and on to more [[canine]] things. It was at that time that SemJay replaced Sema as their creator's main fursona. Fursuit head by [[White Wolf]]<br />
*'''Horatio Shields''' is Sema's third fursona. He is a [[homosexual]] [[male]] American [[Pit Bull]] Terrier/[[Wikipedia:American Staffordshire Terrier|American Staffordshire Terrier]]. He is known for his constantly [[yiffy]] nature and loving personality. Correct to popular belief - Horatio is named after [[Wikipedia:Horatio_%28character%29|Horatio]] in [[Wikipedia:William_Shakespeare|William Shakesphere]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Hamlet|Hamlet]]'' The reason for this was because Sema wanted to create a pit bull character who was a loyal friend instead of the stereotypical tough guy. Shakesphere's Horatio character is a loyal friend to Hamlet and even offers to drink poison when Hamlet is dying at the end of the play. Hamlet tells him not to drink the poison, but instead - make sure everything is put right in [[Wikipedia:Denmark|Denmark]] and to tell everyone the true story of what happened that day. That is just what Horatio the Pit Bull was created for - to tell the true story about how Pit Bulls really are. Horatio's last name, Shields, also means "Loyal Protector". Fursuit head by [[MixedCandy]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Contributor}}<br />
* [http://www.oldstinkydog.com/ Old Stinky Dog Productions] - Sema's artwork & [[commission]]s<br />
* ''[http://semjay.livejournal.com/ "It Means Story Teller..."]'' - Sema's LiveJournal<br />
*[http://www.rotterdamtechno.com Rotterdam Techno] - Sema and Taren's [[fursuiting]] site, with [[commission]] info and examples of their work<br />
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/semjay/ SemJay] on Fur Affinity - currently the largest collection of Sema's art on the web<br />
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[[Category:People]]<br />
[[Category:Cartoonists]]<br />
[[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Fursuit makers]]<br />
[[Category:Dog characters]]<br />
[[Category:Pit Bull characters]]<br />
[[Category:Husky characters]]<br />
[[Category:Second Life characters]]<br />
[[Category:LAFFurs]]<br />
[[Category:Arizona]]<br />
[[Category:1986 births]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/Pit_bullPit bull2007-09-06T22:06:54Z<p>SemaJayHawk: ==Pit Bulls in Furry== - added anthrocon sighting</p>
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<div>'''Pit Bull''' is a term used to describe several breeds of [[dog]]s with similar physical characteristics, including the [[Wikipedia:American Pit Bull Terrier|American Pit Bull Terrier]], [[Wikipedia:Staffordshire Bull Terrier|Staffordshire Bull Terrier]], [[Wikipedia:American Bulldog|American Bulldog]] and the [[Wikipedia:American Staffordshire Terrier|American Staffordshire Terrier]]. Pit Bulls have even been confused for [[Labrador Retriever]]s (as well as the other way around) because both breeds have similar large, square heads. Pit Bulls are often a target of [[Wikipedia:Breed Specific Legislation|Breed Specific Legislation]], or legislation that wants to ban or limit ownership of any breed deemed dangerous. This is due to the dog's reputation for unprovoked assault, although in many cases, the attacks were either provoked (by either physical abuse or an invasion (perceived or not) of territory) or weren't even committed by actual pit bulls. There is much debate over whether or not the breed is actually dangerous or if their owners are the ones to blame.<br />
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==Pit Bulls in Furry==<br />
[[Image:Pittie.jpg|right|thumb|176px|Horatio Shields (drawn by [[Lizardbeth]]), [[Sema JayHawk]]'s Pit Bull character]]<br />
Pit Bulls as characters are not as common in the [[furry fandom]] as more common breeds, such as the [[Siberian Husky]]. Players of Pit Bulls tend to be resilient and driven, but present a more playful outside, with a strong desire to please people. However, if they feel threatened or abused or their territory encroached, like any other dog breed, they can become defensive. Pit Bulls are often a common theme for young African Americans, such as [[Mooty Moo]], who associate the breed with its hip hop and urban image of toughness. People who know the breed outside of its stereotypes tend to pick the Pit Bull as a fursona because of its strength, loyalty, loving nature and even because they can relate to the breed being misunderstood. <br />
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A [[Wikipedia:Chicago, IL|Chicago]] based Pit Bull rescue called '''Furry Friends Foundation''' was the charity for [[Midwest Furfest]] 2004. The foundation brought a few of its dogs to the convention and received over $7,000 in donations from the con. The shelter had seen its highest adoption rate ever in June 2006 when, in August of 2006, they announced that they were being forced to close their doors unexpectedly for reasons known only to the trustees.<br />
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The [[Anthrocon 2007]] charity, [http://www.animal-friends.org/ Animal Friends], brought several adoptable animals to the convention, including a small female Pit Bull named Kachina. <br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[:Category:Pit Bull characters|Pit Bull characters]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.badrap.org BadRap.Org] - A site based out of San Francisco that supports Pit Bulls and their owners<br />
* [http://www.thetruthaboutpitbulls.com/ The Truth About Pit Bulls] - The Story Behind Pit Bulls<br />
* [http://www.understand-a-bull.com/index.htm Understand-A-Bull]<br />
* [http://www.dapbt.org/collier.htm A Scientific Discussion on the Causes of the "Pit Bull Problem"]<br />
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<div>'''Pit Bull''' is a term used to describe several breeds of [[dog]]s with similar physical characteristics, including the [[Wikipedia:American Pit Bull Terrier|American Pit Bull Terrier]], [[Wikipedia:Staffordshire Bull Terrier|Staffordshire Bull Terrier]], [[Wikipedia:American Bulldog|American Bulldog]] and the [[Wikipedia:American Staffordshire Terrier|American Staffordshire Terrier]]. Pit Bulls have even been confused for [[Labrador Retriever]]s (as well as the other way around) because both breeds have similar large, square heads. Pit Bulls are often a target of [[Wikipedia:Breed Specific Legislation|Breed Specific Legislation]], or legislation that wants to ban or limit ownership of any breed deemed dangerous. This is due to the dog's reputation for unprovoked assault, although in many cases, the attacks were either provoked (by either physical abuse or an invasion (perceived or not) of territory) or weren't even committed by actual pit bulls. There is much debate over whether or not the breed is actually dangerous or if their owners are the ones to blame.<br />
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==Pit Bulls in Furry==<br />
[[Image:Pittie.jpg|right|thumb|176px|Horatio Shields (drawn by [[Lizardbeth]]), [[Sema JayHawk]]'s Pit Bull character]]<br />
Pit Bulls as characters are not as common in the [[furry fandom]] as more common breeds, such as the [[Siberian Husky]]. Players of Pit Bulls tend to be resilient and driven, but present a more playful outside, with a strong desire to please people. However, if they feel threatened or abused or their territory encroached, like any other dog breed, they can become defensive. Pit Bulls are often a common theme for young African Americans, such as [[Mooty Moo]], who associate the breed with its hip hop and urban image of toughness. People who know the breed outside of its stereotypes tend to pick the Pit Bull as a fursona because of its strength, loyalty, loving nature and even because they can relate to the breed being misunderstood. <br />
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A [[Wikipedia:Chicago, IL|Chicago]] based Pit Bull rescue called '''Furry Friends Foundation''' was the charity for [[Midwest Furfest]] 2004. The foundation brought a few of its dogs to the convention and received over $7,000 in donations from the con. The shelter had seen its highest adoption rate ever in June 2006 when, in August of 2006, they announced that they were being forced to close their doors unexpectedly for reasons known only to the trustees.<br />
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The [[Anthrocon 2007]] charity, [http://www.animal-friends.org/Animal Friends], brought several adoptable animals to the convention, including a small female Pit Bull named Kachina. <br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[:Category:Pit Bull characters|Pit Bull characters]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.badrap.org BadRap.Org] - A site based out of San Francisco that supports Pit Bulls and their owners<br />
* [http://www.thetruthaboutpitbulls.com/ The Truth About Pit Bulls] - The Story Behind Pit Bulls<br />
* [http://www.understand-a-bull.com/index.htm Understand-A-Bull]<br />
* [http://www.dapbt.org/collier.htm A Scientific Discussion on the Causes of the "Pit Bull Problem"]<br />
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'''Sema JayHawk''' (born February 27, 1986) better known as "SemJay" is an [[Wikipedia:American Pit Bull Terrier|American Pit Bull Terrier]]/[[Wikipedia:Siberian Husky|Siberian Husky]] mix from [[Wikipedia:Roselle, Illinois|Roselle, Illinois]]. Sema is a [[Wikipedia:Veterinary_technician|veterinary technician]]. She considers the [[dog]] her [[Wikipedia:Totem|totem animal]]. She is a [[cartoonist]], her artwork can be found on her website, [http://www.oldstinkydog.com Old Stinky Dog Productions], [[TLKFAA]], and now, [[Fur Affinity]]. She is also an avid [[fursuiter]]. She and her boyfriend, [[Taren Nauxen]], do some [[fursuit]] construction and are the creators of the [[furry fandom]]'s first double fursuit, [[Snuggles Rotterdobe]].<br />
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Sema is an active member of the [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] (LAFF) and even runs their group on [[Second Life]] where she is known as '''Semwoofer Paz'''. She is also the creator of [[SliderCon]], a monthly trip to a local [http://www.whitecastle.com/ White Castle]. She is also the moderator of the LiveJournal communities [[conFURvatives]], and K9furs.<br />
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As soon as she graduated high school, Sema started attending as many conventions as she could. She has been to several conventions including [[Midwest Furfest]] 2004, 2005, 2006 and [[Anthrocon]] 2005 and 2006. She plans to attend AC 2007, MFF 2007 and FC 2008. <br />
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== The many faces of Sema JayHawk ==<br />
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[[Image:Fursonabar.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Fursuits and drawings of Sema's Fursonas (Artwork by Sema JayHawk)]]<br />
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'''SemJay''', the [[Pit Bull]]/[[Husky]] mix, is the fursona Sema associates herself with the most. The Pit Bull and the Husky represent different aspects of her dog totem. Fursuit head by [[Lacy]]<br />
<br>'''Outlander Sema''' is a vengeful [[lioness]] who Sema now looks to as an "anti-totem". This lioness was Sema JayHawk's fursona during high school and she is also the main character of the fan fiction "[[Never Trust a Pridelander]]". Sema, meaning "Narrate" or "Story Teller" in [[Swahili]], was first sighted in 1998 on [[The Lion King Fan-Art Archive]] and the site's original forums. In 2003, Sema JayHawk drifted away from the [[TLK]] online fan-base and on to more [[canine]] things. It was at that time that SemJay replaced Sema as their creator's main fursona. Fursuit head by [[White Wolf]]<br />
<br>'''Horatio Shields''' is Sema's third fursona. He is a [[homosexual]] male American [[Pit Bull]] Terrier/[[Wikipedia:American Staffordshire Terrier|American Staffordshire Terrier]]. He is known for his constantly [[yiffy]] nature and loving personality. Fursuit head by [[MixedCandy]]<br />
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== Other Neat Facts ==<br />
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* Sema has two dogs, Maggie (a 6-year-old female [[Wikipedia:Pembroke_Welsh_Corgi |Pembroke Corgi]]/[[Wikipedia:Jack_Russell_Terrier|Jack Russell]] mix) and Annee (a 3-year-old female [[Wikipedia: Cardigan_Welsh _Corgi|Cardigan Corgi]])<br />
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* Sema STRONGLY opposes [[Wikipedia:Breed-specific_legislation |Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)]] and has a softspot for bully breeds. She has been seen at conventions holding up signs or wearing a muzzle to protest BSL.<br />
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* Sema, along with Dronon, ran the popular "Whose Lion is it Anyway" panel at [[Midwest FurFest 2006]]. Whose Lion is a panel based on the TV shows [[Wikipedia:whose_line|"Whose Line is it Anyway?"]] in which panelist perform scenes spontaneously without a script.<br />
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* This past New Year's Eve - Sema helped run the 2006/07 [[LAFF New Years Eve]] Party in Gurnee, IL.<br />
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* Along with her boyfriend Taren, Sema will be moving to Arizona in the Summer of 2007.<br />
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[[Image:Helivesinme.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"He Lives in Me" - Artwork by Sema JayHawk]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Contributor}}<br />
* [http://www.oldstinkydog.com/ Old Stinky Dog Productions] - Sema's artwork & commissions<br />
* ''[http://semjay.livejournal.com/ "It Means Story Teller..."]'' - Sema's [[LiveJournal]]<br />
*[http://www.rotterdamtechno.com Rotterdam Techno] - Sema and Taren's fursuiting site. Commission info and examples of their work can be found here.<br />
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/semjay/ SemJay on FurAffinity] - Currently has the largest collection of Sema JayHawk art on the web.<br />
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[[Category:Second Life characters]]<br />
[[Category:LAFFurs]]<br />
[[Category:Illinois]]<br />
[[Category:1986 births]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SliderConSliderCon2007-04-26T22:11:26Z<p>SemaJayHawk: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Passion_11248.jpg|right|thumb|210px|The SliderCon Tri-Force.]]<br />
'''SliderCon''' is a monthly trip started and organized monthly by [[Sema JayHawk]] to [[Wikipedia:White Castle|White Castle]] that usually follows [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] [[LAFF Bowling|bowling]] events.<br />
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SliderCon is not exclusive to the LAFF group. There is always one held during [[Midwest Furfest]] and everyone, even non-LAFFurs, is welcome to attend.<br />
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== History ==<br />
SliderCon started in March of 2005 when the [[Wikipedia:Denny's|Denny's]] that the LAFF Group would usually go to after bowling told them they would have to wait two hours just to get a table. Sema decided that she didn't want to wait and went to White Castle instead.<br />
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In the following months, SliderCon gained popularity as the "After Bowling Event" and on average has 15-35 attendees. In April 2007, SliderCon celebrated its two year anniversary, making it the longest running after-bowling event. The anniversary is held in April and not March because in September 2005 a SliderCon did not take place.<br />
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[[Image:Board.jpg|left|thumb|175px|SliderCon on Second Life]]<br />
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== Virtual SliderCon ==<br />
In late December of 2006, Sema decided to recreate SliderCon on [[Second Life]]. Being the founder of both SliderCon and the Second Life LAFF group, she decided that this place would be LAFF's official Second Life headquarters.<br />
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The Second Life's SliderCon currently sits on a 1024sm plot of land in the [[island (Second Life)|sim]] of Osondoson and doubles as Sema's Second Life home. The castle is still under construction, but in the future, users will be able to buy bags of [[Wikipedia:White Castle|Slyder]]s, Crave Cases and Crave Crates.<br />
[[Image:Partysc.jpg |right|thumb|200px|LAFFurs visit the Second Life SliderCon]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://slidercon.livejournal.com SliderCon Community] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
* [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osondoson/207/56/61 SliderCon Second Life's] SLurl<br />
* [[laff:SliderCon|SliderCon article]] on the [[laff:Main Page|LAFF Home Page]] - includes date, time, and location of this event.<br />
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[[Category:Events]]<br />
[[Category:Illinois]]<br />
[[Category:Second Life locations]]<br />
[[Category:2005 births]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SliderConSliderCon2007-04-26T22:09:49Z<p>SemaJayHawk: I felt this information was important and not "bragging"</p>
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<div>[[Image:Passion_11248.jpg|right|thumb|210px|The SliderCon Tri-Force.]]<br />
'''SliderCon''' is a monthly trip started and organized monthly by [[Sema JayHawk]] to [[Wikipedia:White Castle|White Castle]] that usually follows [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] [[LAFF Bowling|bowling]] events.<br />
<br />
SliderCon is not exclusive to the LAFF group. There is always one held during [[Midwest Furfest]] and everyone, even non-LAFFurs, is welcome to attend.<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
SliderCon started in March of 2005 when the [[Wikipedia:Denny's|Denny's]] that the LAFF Group would usually go to after bowling told them they would have to wait two hours just to get a table. Sema decided that she didn't want to wait and went to White Castle instead.<br />
<br />
In the following months, SliderCon gained popularity as the "After Bowling Event" and on average has 15-25 attendees. In April 2007, SliderCon celebrated its two year anniversary, making it the longest running after-bowling event. The anniversary is held in April and not March because in September 2005 a SliderCon did not take place.<br />
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[[Image:Board.jpg|left|thumb|175px|SliderCon on Second Life]]<br />
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== Virtual SliderCon ==<br />
In late December of 2006, Sema decided to recreate SliderCon on [[Second Life]]. Being the founder of both SliderCon and the Second Life LAFF group, she decided that this place would be LAFF's official Second Life headquarters.<br />
<br />
The Second Life's SliderCon currently sits on a 1024sm plot of land in the [[island (Second Life)|sim]] of Osondoson and doubles as Sema's Second Life home. The castle is still under construction, but in the future, users will be able to buy bags of [[Wikipedia:White Castle|Slyder]]s, Crave Cases and Crave Crates.<br />
[[Image:Partysc.jpg |right|thumb|200px|LAFFurs visit the Second Life SliderCon]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://slidercon.livejournal.com SliderCon Community] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
* [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osondoson/207/56/61 SliderCon Second Life's] SLurl<br />
* [[laff:SliderCon|SliderCon article]] on the [[laff:Main Page|LAFF Home Page]] - includes date, time, and location of this event.<br />
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[[Category:Events]]<br />
[[Category:Illinois]]<br />
[[Category:Second Life locations]]<br />
[[Category:2005 births]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SliderConSliderCon2007-04-26T21:51:07Z<p>SemaJayHawk: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Passion_11248.jpg|right|thumb|210px|The SliderCon Tri-Force.]]<br />
'''SliderCon''' is a monthly trip started and organized monthly by [[Sema JayHawk]] to [[Wikipedia:White Castle|White Castle]] that usually follows [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] [[LAFF Bowling|bowling]] events.<br />
<br />
SliderCon is not exclusive to the LAFF group. There is always one held during [[Midwest Furfest]] and everyone, even non-LAFFurs, is welcome to attend.<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
SliderCon started in March of 2005 when the [[Wikipedia:Denny's|Denny's]] that the LAFF Group would usually go to after bowling told them they would have to wait two hours just to get a table. Sema decided that she didn't want to wait and went to White Castle instead. <br />
<br />
In the following months, SliderCon gained popularity as the "After Bowling Event". Other after bowling events have taken place, but none have matched up to SliderCon's longevity and consistant 15-35 fur attendence. In April 2007, SliderCon celebrated its two year anniversary, making it the longest running after-bowling event. The annivsersary is held in April and not March in respect to September 2005, which is the only month a SliderCon did not take place.<br />
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[[Image:Board.jpg|left|thumb|175px|SliderCon on Second Life]]<br />
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== Virtual SliderCon ==<br />
In late December of 2006, Sema decided to recreate SliderCon on [[Second Life]]. Being the founder of both SliderCon and the Second Life LAFF group, she decided that this place would be LAFF's official Second Life headquarters. <br />
<br />
The Second Life's SliderCon currently sits on a 1024sm plot of land in the sim of Osondoson and doubles as Sema's Second Life home. The castle is still under construction, but in the future, users will be able to buy bags of [[Wikipedia:White Castle|Slyder]]s, Crave Cases and Crave Crates.<br />
[[Image:Partysc.jpg |right|thumb|200px|LAFFurs visit the Second Life SliderCon]]<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://slidercon.livejournal.com SliderCon Community] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
* [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osondoson/207/56/61 SliderCon Second Life's] SLurl<br />
* [[laff:SliderCon|SliderCon article]] on the [[laff:Main Page|LAFF Home Page]] - includes date, time, and location of this event.<br />
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[[Category:Events]]<br />
[[Category:Illinois]]<br />
[[Category:Second Life locations]]<br />
[[Category:2005 births]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SliderConSliderCon2007-04-26T20:41:41Z<p>SemaJayHawk: Reverted my own edits. As the creator and organizer of this event, I feel I know the facts about it.</p>
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<div>[[Image:Passion_11248.jpg|right|thumb|210px|The SliderCon Tri-Force.]]<br />
'''SliderCon''' is a monthly trip started and organized monthly by [[Sema JayHawk]] to [[Wikipedia:White Castle|White Castle]] that usually follows [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] [[LAFF Bowling|bowling]] events.<br />
<br />
SliderCon is not exclusive to the LAFF group. There is always one held during [[Midwest Furfest]] and everyone, even non-LAFFurs, is welcome to attend.<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
SliderCon started in March of 2005 when the [[Wikipedia:Denny's|Denny's]] that the LAFF Group would usually go to after bowling told them they would have to wait two hours just to get a table. Sema decided that she didn't want to wait and went to White Castle instead. <br />
<br />
In the following months, SliderCon gained popularity as the "After Bowling Event" and to this day is one of a few choices for post-bowling entertainment. In April 2007, SliderCon celebrates its two year anniversary, making it the longest running after-bowling event.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Board.jpg|left|thumb|175px|SliderCon on Second Life]]<br />
== Virtual SliderCon ==<br />
In late December of 2006, Sema decided to recreate SliderCon on [[Second Life]]. Being the founder of both SliderCon and the Second Life LAFF group, she decided that this place would be LAFF's official Second Life headquarters. <br />
<br />
The Second Life's SliderCon currently sits on a 1024sm plot of land in the sim of Osondoson and doubles as Sema's Second Life home. The castle is still under construction, but in the future, users will be able to buy bags of [[Wikipedia:White Castle|Slyder]]s, Crave Cases and Crave Crates.<br />
[[Image:Partysc.jpg |right|thumb|200px|LAFFurs visit the Second Life SliderCon]]<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://slidercon.livejournal.com SliderCon Community] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
* [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osondoson/207/56/61 SliderCon Second Life's] SLurl<br />
* [[laff:SliderCon|SliderCon article]] on the [[laff:Main Page|LAFF Home Page]] - includes date, time, and location of this event.<br />
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[[Category:Events]]<br />
[[Category:Illinois]]<br />
[[Category:Second Life locations]]<br />
[[Category:2005 births]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/Talk:LAFF_New_Years_EveTalk:LAFF New Years Eve2007-02-12T06:16:51Z<p>SemaJayHawk: everything was worked out... no need for this.</p>
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<div>'''Blaze Tiger a.k.a. Blazger''' is 24-year-old male [[fur]] who used to reside in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn. He currently lives in the Northern part of Illinois in the town of Round Lake Park. He is mated to the clever and playful [[Frostcat.]] His [[fursona]] is that of a reverse [[tiger]] (or in other terms a Black Tiger) with black fur with orange stripes and has a flame on the end of his tailtip.<br />
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[[Image:Wikiblazesoro.jpg|right|thumb|159px|Blazger (Artwork by [[Soro]])]]<br />
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== Blaze and His Local Furends ==<br />
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Blaze is a very playful, charming, friendly, caring, helpful, cuddly, and all in all a wonderful furson. He can be seen at local [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] meets including [[LAFF Bowling]] and [[SliderCon]]. He is also an active member of [[SecondLife]] and helps moderate the SL [[LAFF]] community along with [[Sema JayHawk]] and [[Steel the Warrior]]. He will also help to host the [[LAFF]] New Year's eve party this year.<br />
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== Conventions ==<br />
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He was a staff member at [[Midwest Furfest]] 2006 and plans to be a staff member in 2007 as well. It was at that con that he debuted his first fursuit, which was of his fursona. This suit (made by [[Lacy]]) is his only fursuit to date, but he plans on having more commissioned in the future.<br />
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[[Image:Wikiblazesuit.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Blazger's Fursuit]]<br />
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Blaze has been to [[Midwest Furfest]] 2005 and 2006 as well as [[Anthrocon]] 2006. In 2007 he plans on attending [[Further Confusion]], [[Anthrocon]] and [[Midwest FurFest]].<br />
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== Links ==<br />
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[http://blazger.livejournal.com On the mind of the Tiger] - Blazger's LiveJournal</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Wikiblazesuit.jpgFile:Wikiblazesuit.jpg2006-12-22T06:27:02Z<p>SemaJayHawk: Blazger in suit</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Blazger in suit<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
{{PDImage}}</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Wikiblazesoro.jpgFile:Wikiblazesoro.jpg2006-12-22T06:25:29Z<p>SemaJayHawk: Artwork by Soro</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Artwork by Soro<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
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<div>[[Image:Lolwtfsm.jpg|Sema JayHawk and...um.. Sema JayHawk!|thumb|right]]<br />
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'''Sema JayHawk''' (born February 27, 1986) better known as "SemJay" is an [[Wikipedia:American Pit Bull Terrier|American Pit Bull Terrier]]/[[Wikipedia:Siberian Husky|Siberian Husky]] mix from [[Wikipedia:Roselle, Illinois|Roselle, Illinois]]. Sema is a [[Wikipedia:Veterinary_technician|veterinary technician]]. She considers the [[dog]] her [[Wikipedia:Totem|totem animal]]. She is a cartoonist and also an avid fursuiter. She and her boyfriend, [[Taren Nauxen]], are into fursuit construction and are the creators of the [[furry fandom]]'s first double fursuit, [http://pics.livejournal.com/semjay/pic/0006abpt Snuggles Rotterdobe].<br />
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Sema is an active member of the [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] (LAFF) and even runs their group on [[Second Life]]. She is also the creator of [[SliderCon]], a monthly trip to a local [http://www.whitecastle.com/ White Castle]. She is also the moderator of the livejournal community [[conFURvatives]], a community for conservative furries.<br />
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She has been to several conventions including [[Midwest Furfest]] 2004, 2005, 2006 and [[Anthrocon]] 2005 and 2006. She plans to attend AC 2007 as well as MFF 2007. <br />
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== The many faces of Sema JayHawk ==<br />
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[[Image:Fursonabar.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Fursuits and drawings of Sema's Fursonas (Artwork by Sema JayHawk)]]<br />
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'''SemJay''', the Pit Bull/Husky mix, is the fursona Sema associates herself with the most. The Pit Bull and the Husky represent different aspects of her dog totem. Fursuit head by [[Lacy]]<br />
<br>'''Outlander Sema''' was her fursona from high school, a vengeful lioness who Sema now looks to as an "anti-totem". Fursuit head by [[White Wolf]]<br />
<br>'''Horatio Shields''' is Sema's other fursona. He is a male American Pit Bull Terrier/American Staffordshire Terrier and it the biggest love puppy! Fursuit head by [[MixedCandy]]<br />
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== Other Neat Facts ==<br />
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* Sema has 3 dogs - Maggie, Skylar and Annee - that she considers to be her "pack".<br />
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* On January 20th 2004, Sema's lost Stubbs, her brother and dog of 13 years, to cancer.<br />
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* Sema STRONGLY OPPOSES BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) and has a softspot for bully breeds.<br />
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* Sema is left handed with everything except writing and drawing.<br />
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* Sema, along with Dronon, ran the popular "Whose Lion is it Anyway" panel at MFF06. Whose Lion is a panel based on the TV shows "Whose Line is it Anyway?" in which panelist perform scenes spotaniously without a script.<br />
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* This year Sema (Along with Taren, Blazger, Riley West Wolf, Lil' Blue and FrostCat) will be hosting the [[LAFF]] New Year's Eve Party in Gurnee, IL.<br />
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[[Image:Helivesinme.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"He Lives in Me" - Artwork by Sema JayHawk]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Contributor}}<br />
* [http://www.oldstinkydog.com/ Old Stinky Dog Productions] - Sema's artwork & commissions<br />
* ''[http://semjay.livejournal.com/ JayHawk's Teller of Stories]'' - Sema's [[LiveJournal]]<br />
*[http://www.rotterdamtechno.com Rotterdam Techno] - Sema and Taren's Fursuiting site<br />
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[[Category:Cartoonists]]<br />
[[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
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[[Category:Second Life characters]]<br />
[[Category:Illinois]]<br />
[[Category:1986 births]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/Sema_JayHawkSema JayHawk2006-12-16T00:51:32Z<p>SemaJayHawk: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Lolwtfsm.jpg|Sema JayHawk and...um.. Sema JayHawk!|thumb|right]]<br />
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'''Sema JayHawk''' (born February 27, 1986) better known as "SemJay" is an American Pit Bull Terrier/Siberian Husky mix from [[Wikipedia:Roselle, Illinois|Roselle, Illinois]]. Sema is a [[Wikipedia:Veterinary_technician|veterinary technician]]. She considers the [[dog]] her [[Wikipedia:Totem|totem animal]]. She is a cartoonist and also an avid fursuiter. She and her boyfriend, [[Taren Nauxen]], are into fursuit construction and are the creators of the [[furry fandom]]'s first double fursuit, [http://pics.livejournal.com/semjay/pic/0006abpt Snuggles Rotterdobe].<br />
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Sema is an active member of the [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] (LAFF) and even runs their group on [[Second Life]]. She is also the creator of [[SliderCon]], a monthly trip to a local [http://www.whitecastle.com/ White Castle]. She is also the moderator of the livejournal community [[conFURvatives]], a community for conservative furries.<br />
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She has been to several conventions including [[Midwest Furfest]] 2004, 2005, 2006 and [[Anthrocon]] 2005 and 2006. She plans to attend AC 2007 as well as MFF 2007. <br />
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<br />
== The many faces of Sema JayHawk ==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Fursonabar.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Fursuits and drawings of Sema's Fursonas (Artwork by Sema JayHawk)]]<br />
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'''SemJay''', the Pit Bull/Husky mix, is the fursona Sema associates herself with the most. The Pit Bull and the Husky represent different aspects of her dog totem. Fursuit head by [[Lacy]]<br />
<br>'''Outlander Sema''' was her fursona from high school, a vengeful lioness who Sema now looks to as an "anti-totem". Fursuit head by [[White Wolf]]<br />
<br>'''Horatio Shields''' is Sema's other fursona. He is a male American Pit Bull Terrier/American Staffordshire Terrier and it the biggest love puppy! Fursuit head by [[MixedCandy]]<br />
<br />
== Other Neat Facts ==<br />
<br />
<br />
* Sema has 3 dogs - Maggie, Skylar and Annee - that she considers to be her "pack".<br />
<br />
* On January 20th 2004, Sema's lost Stubbs, her brother and dog of 13 years, to cancer.<br />
<br />
* Sema STRONGLY OPPOSES BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) and has a softspot for bully breeds.<br />
<br />
* Sema is left handed with everything except writing and drawing.<br />
<br />
* Sema, along with Dronon, ran the popular "Whose Lion is it Anyway" panel at MFF06. Whose Lion is a panel based on the TV shows "Whose Line is it Anyway?" in which panelist perform scenes spotaniously without a script.<br />
<br />
* This year Sema (Along with Taren, Blazger, Riley West Wolf, Lil' Blue and FrostCat) will be hosting the [[LAFF]] New Year's Eve Party in Gurnee, IL.<br />
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[[Image:Helivesinme.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"He Lives in Me" - Artwork by Sema JayHawk]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Contributor}}<br />
* [http://www.oldstinkydog.com/ Old Stinky Dog Productions] - Sema's artwork & commissions<br />
* ''[http://semjay.livejournal.com/ JayHawk's Teller of Stories]'' - Sema's [[LiveJournal]]<br />
*[http://www.rotterdamtechno.com Rotterdam Techno] - Sema and Taren's Fursuiting site<br />
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[[Category:Cartoonists]]<br />
[[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Dog characters]]<br />
[[Category:Second Life characters]]<br />
[[Category:Illinois]]<br />
[[Category:1986 births]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/Taren_NauxenTaren Nauxen2006-12-16T00:47:50Z<p>SemaJayHawk: </p>
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'''Taren''' was born on June 25, 1985, and lives in [[Wikipedia:Rockford, Illinois|Rockford, Illinois]]. He is currently a student at Northern Illinois University, studying [[Wikipedia:Computer Science|computer science]]. He is expected to graduate in May 2007 and plans to continue on to graduate school.<br />
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Taren's character is a golden western non-anthro [[dragon]], most notable for his green eyes, and white horns but black claws. Taren has other dragon characters, but he doesn't mention them much. Taren also has several non-dragon characters that are strictly for fursuiting.<br />
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Taren has been involved with [[furry]] since around MFF 2004, and is an active member of [[Lake Area Furry Friends]].<br />
[[Image:Tarenclaws.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Taren Nauxen]]<br />
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== Hobbies ==<br />
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Even before joining the furry fandom, Taren was active in the [[DDR]]/Bemani community. After picking up DDR in May 2002, he also plays [[In The Groove]], [[beatmania IIDX]] and [[Pump it Up]] on a regular basis. He has combined his passion for DDR and furry by organizing and executing the DDR tournaments at [[Midwest Furfest]] since 2005. <br />
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While others have [[sketchbook]]s filled with drawings of [[characters]], Taren has several folders and notebooks filled with mathematical computations and equations.<br />
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Taren has been involved in organized [[Wikipedia:Bowling|bowling]] leagues since he was seven years old, including four years on his high school varsity team. In that time he has bowled two YABA-sanctioned 300 games and one 299 game. His highest sanctioned series is a 748, with a 756 unsanctioned. He is known to draw from this background while bowling with a full [[fursuit]].<br />
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Since September 2005, Taren has been involved in fursuit creation. He specializes in sewing [[tail]]s, especially long [[dragon]] tails, and fleece hats.<br />
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In June 2006 at Anthrocon 2006, he and [[Sema JayHawk]] debuted the furry fandom's first siamese fursuit, [[Snuggles Rotterdobe]], a combination of a Rottweiler and a Doberman. Currently, he and [[Sema JayHawk]] work together to build fursuits.<br />
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== Origins ==<br />
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Taren was originally heavily involved with the [[otherkin]] community, specifically [[dragon]]kin. He was not involved with the group [[alt.fan.dragons]], claiming they weren't being "serious enough", a very stereotypical viewpoint held by many otherkin; instead, he was involved with the site [[Draconic]], becoming a moderator at one point. After six years, he found out about the local furry organization, Lake Area Furry Friends, and decided to join. However, he still retains his [[spirituality|spiritual]] nature, but tends not to discuss it openly.<br />
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== Fun facts ==<br />
{{Contributor|Taren Nauxen}}<br />
*Taren has a [http://users.livejournal.com/taren_/ LiveJournal] that he writes in on a regular basis.<br />
*His DDR-simulation files can be found at [http://superwailingbonus.com/sims his personal website].<br />
*Taren possesses some of the (arguably) longest tails in the furry fandom, ranging in length from just over 10 feet, to well over 14 feet in length. <br />
*Taren is the driving force behind [http://rotterdamtechno.com Rotterdam Techno], his personal site for fursuit and accessory making.<br />
*Taren's high-score handle on video games, and occasional DJ alias is "NAUX", which is commonly mispronounced "knocks". The correct pronunciation is "nawh", similar to word "gnaw". The 'h' stands for a sound not found in the English language, but is similar to the Spanish "j" or the German "ch".<br />
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<div>'''Lacy''' is a [[fursuit]] maker and [[fursuiter]] from Georgia, who runs [http://www.fursuiting.com Fursuiting.Com]. Her suits, mostly toony, are of a distinctive style and can always be spotted at conventions. Her website displays her fursuit work created in the last couple of years.<br />
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Lacy takes [[fursuit]] commissions for both realistic and toony creations.<br />
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[[Image:Wikilacy.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Lacy Fursuit Photoshoot - Midwest Furfest 2006]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://www.fursuiting.com/ Fursuits By Lacy]<br />
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[[Category:Georgia]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/Sema_JayHawkSema JayHawk2006-12-16T00:17:27Z<p>SemaJayHawk: /* The many faces of Sema JayHawk */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Lolwtfsm.jpg|Sema JayHawk and...um.. Sema JayHawk!|thumb|right]]<br />
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'''Sema JayHawk''' (born February 27, 1986) better known as "SemJay" is an American Pit Bull Terrier/Siberian Husky mix from the Chicagoland area. Sema is a [[Wikipedia:Veterinary_technician|veterinary technician]]. She considers the [[dog]] her [[Wikipedia:Totem|totem animal]]. She is a cartoonist and also an avid fursuiter. She and her boyfriend, [[Taren Nauxen]], are into fursuit construction and are the creators of the [[furry fandom]]'s first double fursuit, [http://pics.livejournal.com/semjay/pic/0006abpt Snuggles Rotterdobe].<br />
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[[Image:Acsnuggle10.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Snuggles Rotterdobe at AC2006!]]<br />
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Sema is an active member of the [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] (LAFF) and even runs their group on [[Second Life]]. She is also the creator of [[SliderCon]], a monthly trip to a local [http://www.whitecastle.com/ White Castle]. She is also the moderator of the livejournal community [[conFURvatives]], a community for conservative furries.<br />
[[Image:Helivesinme.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"He Lives in Me" - Artwork by Sema JayHawk]]<br />
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She has been to several conventions including [[Midwest Furfest]] 2004, 2005, 2006 and [[Anthrocon]] 2005 and 2006. She plans to attend AC 2007 as well as MFF 2007. <br />
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== The many faces of Sema JayHawk ==<br />
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[[Image:Fursonabar.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Fursuits and drawings of Sema's Fursonas]]<br />
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'''SemJay''', the Pit Bull/Husky mix, is the fursona Sema associates herself with the most. The Pit Bull and the Husky represent different aspects of her dog totem.<br />
<br>'''Outlander Sema''' was her fursona from high school, a vengeful lioness who Sema now looks to as an "anti-totem". <br />
<br>'''Horatio Shields''' is Sema's other fursona. He is a male American Pit Bull Terrier/American Staffordshire Terrier and it the biggest love puppy!<br />
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== Other Neat Facts ==<br />
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* Sema has 3 dogs - Maggie, Skylar and Annee - that she considers to be her "pack".<br />
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* On January 20th 2004, Sema's lost Stubbs, her brother and dog of 13 years, to cancer.<br />
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* Sema STRONGLY OPPOSES BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) and has a softspot for bully breeds.<br />
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* Sema is left handed with everything except writing and drawing.<br />
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* Sema, along with Dronon, ran the popular "Whose Lion is it Anyway" panel at MFF06. Whose Lion is a panel based on the TV shows "Whose Line is it Anyway?" in which panelist perform scenes spotaniously without a script.<br />
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* This year Sema (Along with Taren, Blazger, Riley West Wolf, Lil' Blue and FrostCat) will be hosting the [[LAFF]] New Year's Eve Party in Gurnee, IL.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Contributor}}<br />
* [http://www.oldstinkydog.com/ Old Stinky Dog Productions] - Sema's artwork & commissions<br />
* ''[http://semjay.livejournal.com/ JayHawk's Teller of Stories]'' - Sema's [[LiveJournal]]<br />
*[http://www.rotterdamtechno.com Rotterdam Techno] - Sema and Taren's Fursuiting site<br />
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[[Category:1986 births]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Fursonabar.jpgFile:Fursonabar.jpg2006-12-16T00:15:14Z<p>SemaJayHawk: Sema's Fursonas</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Sema's Fursonas<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
{{PDImage}}</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SliderConSliderCon2006-12-08T16:12:57Z<p>SemaJayHawk: </p>
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<div>'''SliderCon''' is a monthly trip to [[Wikipedia:White Castle|White Castle]] that usually follows [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] bowling events. Though it was the people who supported the idea to make it so great, [[Sema JayHawk]] was the first to come up the idea, and is the one to organize the event each month. SliderCon started in March of 2005 when the Denny's that the LAFF Group would usually go to after bowling told them they would have to wait two hours just to get a table. Sema decided that she didn't want to wait and went to White Castle instead. In the following months, SliderCon gained popularity as the "After Bowling Event" and to this day is one of two choices for post-bowling entertainment. <br />
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[[Image:Passion_11248.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The Slider Tri-Force]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Passion_11248.jpgFile:Passion 11248.jpg2006-12-08T16:12:33Z<p>SemaJayHawk: The Slider Tri-Force</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
The Slider Tri-Force<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
{{PDImage}}</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SliderConSliderCon2006-12-08T15:59:47Z<p>SemaJayHawk: /* Origin */</p>
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<div>'''SliderCon''' is a monthly trip to [[Wikipedia:White Castle|White Castle]] that usually follows [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] bowling events. Though it was the people who supported the idea to make it so great, [[Sema JayHawk]] was the first to come up the idea, and is the one to organize the event each month. SliderCon started in March of 2005 when the Denny's that the LAFF Group would usually go to after bowling told them they would have to wait two hours just to get a table. Sema decided that she didn't want to wait and went to White Castle instead. In the following months, SliderCon gained popularity as the "After Bowling Event" and to this day is one of two choices for post-bowling entertainment. <br />
[[Category:Events]][[Category:Illinois]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SliderConSliderCon2006-12-08T15:58:29Z<p>SemaJayHawk: /* Origin */</p>
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<div>'''SliderCon''' is a monthly trip to [[Wikipedia:White Castle|White Castle]] that usually follows [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] bowling events. <br />
'''SliderCon''' is a monthly trip to White Castle that usually takes place after a [[LAFF]] bowling meet. Though it was the people who supported the idea to make it so great, [[Sema JayHawk]] was the first to come up the idea, and is the one to organize the event each month. SliderCon started in March of 2005 when the Denny's that the LAFF Group would usually go to after bowling told them they would have to wait two hours just to get a table. Sema decided that she didn't want to wait and went to White Castle instead. In the following months, SliderCon gained popularity as the "After Bowling Event" and to this day is one of two choices for post-bowling entertainment. <br />
[[Category:Events]][[Category:Illinois]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/Sema_JayHawkSema JayHawk2006-10-10T01:33:04Z<p>SemaJayHawk: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Lolwtfsm.jpg|Sema JayHawk and...um.. Sema JayHawk!]]<br />
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'''Sema JayHawk''' (born February 27, 1986) is an American Pit Bull Terrier/Siberian Husky mix from the Chicagoland area. Sema is a [[Wikipedia:Veterinary_technician|veterinary technician]]. She considers the [[dog]] her [[Wikipedia:Totem|totem animal]]. She is a cartoonist and also an avid fursuiter. She and [[Taren Nauxen]] are the creators of the [[furry fandom]]'s first conjoined fursuit, [http://pics.livejournal.com/semjay/pic/0006abpt Snuggles Rotterdobe].<br />
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[[Image:Acsnuggle10.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Snuggles Rotterdobe at AC2006!]]<br />
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Sema is an active member of the [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] (LAFF) and even runs their group on [[Second Life]]. She is also the creator of [[SliderCon]], a monthly trip to a local [http://www.whitecastle.com/ White Castle]. She is also the moderator of the livejournal community [[conFURvatives]], a community for conservative furries.<br />
[[Image:Helivesinme.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"He Lives in Me" - Artwork by Sema JayHawk]]<br />
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She was at [[Midwest Furfest]] 2004 and 2005 as well as [[Anthrocon]] 2005 and 2006. She plans to attend MFF 2006 and Anthrocon 2007.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Contributor}}<br />
* [http://www.oldstinkydog.com/ Old Stinky Dog Productions]<br />
* ''[http://semjay.livejournal.com/ JayHawk's Teller of Stories]'' - Sema's [[LiveJournal]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Lolwtfsm.jpg|Sema JayHawk and...um.. Sema JayHawk!]]<br />
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'''Sema JayHawk''' (born February 27, 1986) is an American Pit Bull Terrier/Siberian Husky mix from the Chicagoland area. Sema is a [[Wikipedia:Veterinary_technician|veterinary technician]]. She considers the [[dog]] her [[Wikipedia:Totem|totem animal]]. She is a cartoonist and also an avid fursuiter. She and [[Taren Nauxen]] are the creators of the [[furry fandom]]'s first conjoined fursuit, [http://pics.livejournal.com/semjay/pic/0006abpt Snuggles Rotterdobe].<br />
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[[Image:Acsnuggle10.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Snuggles Rotterdobe at AC2006!]]<br />
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Sema is an active member of the [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] (LAFF) and even runs their group on [[Second Life]]. She is also the creator of [[SliderCon]], a monthly trip to a local [http://www.whitecastle.com/ White Castle]. She is also the moderator of the livejournal community [[conFURvatives]], a community for conservative furries.<br />
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[[Image:Helivesinme.jpg|He Lives in You]]<br />
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She was at [[Midwest Furfest]] 2004 and 2005 as well as [[Anthrocon]] 2005 and 2006. She plans to attend MFF 2006 and Anthrocon 2007.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Contributor}}<br />
* [http://www.oldstinkydog.com/ Old Stinky Dog Productions]<br />
* ''[http://semjay.livejournal.com/ JayHawk's Teller of Stories]'' - Sema's [[LiveJournal]]<br />
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[[Category:People]]<br />
[[Category:Cartoonists]]<br />
[[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
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[[Category:1986 births]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Helivesinme.jpgFile:Helivesinme.jpg2006-10-10T01:30:48Z<p>SemaJayHawk: He Lives in You</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
He Lives in You<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
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<div>[[Image:Lolwtfsm.jpg|Sema JayHawk and...um.. Sema JayHawk!]]<br />
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'''Sema JayHawk''' (born February 27, 1986) is an American Pit Bull Terrier/Siberian Husky mix from the Chicagoland area. Sema is a [[Wikipedia:Veterinary_technician|veterinary technician]]. She considers the [[dog]] her [[Wikipedia:Totem|totem animal]]. She is a cartoonist and also an avid fursuiter. She and [[Taren Nauxen]] are the creators of the[[Image: [[furry fandom]]'s first conjoined fursuit, [http://pics.livejournal.com/semjay/pic/0006abpt Snuggles Rotterdobe].<br />
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[[Image:Acsnuggle10.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Snuggles Rotterdobe at AC2006!]]<br />
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Sema is an active member of the [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] (LAFF) and even runs their group on [[Second Life]]. She is also the creator of [[SliderCon]], a monthly trip to a local [http://www.whitecastle.com/ White Castle]. She is also the moderator of the livejournal community [[conFURvatives]], a community for conservative furries.<br />
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She was at [[Midwest Furfest]] 2004 and 2005 as well as [[Anthrocon]] 2005 and 2006. She plans to attend MFF 2006 and Anthrocon 2007.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Contributor}}<br />
* [http://www.oldstinkydog.com/ Old Stinky Dog Productions]<br />
* ''[http://semjay.livejournal.com/ JayHawk's Teller of Stories]'' - Sema's [[LiveJournal]]<br />
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<div>'''Sema JayHawk''' (born February 27, 1986) is an American Pit Bull Terrier/Siberian Husky mix from the Chicagoland area. Sema is a [[Wikipedia:Veterinary_technician|veterinary technician]]. She considers the [[dog]] her [[Wikipedia:Totem|totem animal]]. She is a cartoonist and also an avid fursuiter. She and [[Taren Nauxen]] are the creators of the[[Image: [[furry fandom]]'s first conjoined fursuit, [http://pics.livejournal.com/semjay/pic/0006abpt Snuggles Rotterdobe].<br />
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Sema is an active member of the [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] (LAFF) and even runs their group on [[Second Life]]. She is also the creator of [[SliderCon]], a monthly trip to a local [http://www.whitecastle.com/ White Castle]. She is also the moderator of the livejournal community [[conFURvatives]], a community for conservative furries.<br />
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She was at [[Midwest Furfest]] 2004 and 2005 as well as [[Anthrocon]] 2005 and 2006. She plans to attend MFF 2006 and Anthrocon 2007.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Contributor}}<br />
* [http://www.oldstinkydog.com/ Old Stinky Dog Productions]<br />
* ''[http://semjay.livejournal.com/ JayHawk's Teller of Stories]'' - Sema's [[LiveJournal]]<br />
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[[Category:People]]<br />
[[Category:Cartoonists]]<br />
[[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Dog characters]]<br />
[[Category:Second Life characters]]<br />
[[Category:Illinois]]<br />
[[Category:1986 births]]<br />
[[Image:Lolwtfsm.jpg|Sema JayHawk and...um.. Sema JayHawk!]]|left|thumb|150px|Snuggles Rotterdobe at AC2006]]</div>SemaJayHawk//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Acsnuggle10.jpgFile:Acsnuggle10.jpg2006-10-10T01:19:35Z<p>SemaJayHawk: Snuggles Rotterdobe!</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Snuggles Rotterdobe!<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
{{fursona}}</div>SemaJayHawk